Railway car



June 16, 1931. w. E. WINE ET AL 1,810,454

RAILWAY CAR Filed March 25, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 June 16, 1931.

w. E. WINE ET AL RAILWAY CAR Filed March 25. 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented June 16, 1931 siren six-ares PATENT Homer.

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DISE'EIGT OF 'COLUI'JIBIA, 'ASSIGNOBS TO WINE TOLEDO, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO RAIL-WAY GAR' Applicatien filed. March as, 1929. Serial No. 349,833.

Our invention relates to railway cars and more particularly to 'closuresor doors employed in: flat-bdttomgondola carsv and the like. i

A principal object ofthe invention is to provide a closure-for a lading discharge opening which is of rugged construction and may be easily operated. V 7 a A primary feature of the invention consists in integrally forming the closure with i a" plurality of diagonally extending reinforcing ribs or flanges.

Another feature of the invention resides in constructing the closure with reinforcwith marginal flanges and with a plurality of reinforcing members, the latter being disposed on the outerjface of the closure and one of said reinforcing members having portions disposed on opposite sides of Tone of said marginal iianges the outer end of said last-named reinforcing men'iber being adapted to serve as means for cooperating with a hook to maintain the closure in operativeposition. I I

A still further feature of the invention consists in integrally providing the closure with a'socket on its outer face foraccommodating a removable lever whereby the door may be moved to closed position.

A still further feature of the invention resides in constructingthe closurein a plurality. of independently movable sections which i have portions respectively overlapping each other. 7

A still further feature of the i nvention consists in providing the car with means for preventing sections comprising the closure from-moving away from each other along their hinge axes. 7

Other and more specific features of the in-- vention residing in advantageous forms and combinationsof parts will hereinafter appear andbe pointed outin the claims.

. In the drawings illustrating a preferred embodiment of the invention; r

c Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan view of a flat-bottom gondola railway car.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of that portion of the car. construction lllustrated in Figure 1..

Figure 3 1s a sectional v1ew taken on line igure A is a sectional view taken on line H, Figure 1. I

Figure 5 is a perspective view of portions of the sections comprising the closure showing the manner in which they overlappingly engage each other.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6 -6, Figure 4. A

Figure 7 is a sectionalview taken on line 77, Figure 3. v I

Figure 8 is a fragmentary elevational] view of the outer edge of one of the door sections the door arm. being shown in section. 1 V

Since the type of car chosen for illustrating the invention is of thewell-known flatbottom gondola type only porti'onsof it have been shown audit is to be understood that the construction illustrated is duplicated on the opposite side of the car. 7

Referring'more particularly to the drawings l indicates 'oneoftheside members of the car center sill and'2 the usual top cover plate thereof. The car floor 3, is preferably of sheetmetal and is spaced above the center sill. At the, opposite sides ofthe car the floor may be secured by rivets 4 to the lower; inwardly projecting flanges 5 of the channel shaped side sills The car sides -may be convenientlyformed of metaliplates or sheets 7 which are overlappingly secured to the outer face of the side sill in any suitable manner (not shown).

The car floor maybe formed with any number of openings9, onlyone of'which is RAILWAY APPLIANCE COMPANY, OF

illustrated in the drawings, through which the lading of the car may be discharged and each of the openings is provided with a hingedly mounted closure 10. In order to permit the car to be quickly emptied of its contents it is the usual practice to make these discharge openings in cars of the type illustrated relatively large. In view of this fact correspondingly largeclosures must be employed for each of the openings which due to their weight require consider"- able effort on the part of trainmen to raise them to closed position. Especially is this true when cast doors are employed. In order to obviate this difliculty each of the closures is preferably made in two sections 11 and 12, the sectionsbeingso arranged and related that they in effect act as one door when in operative position but may be elevated or raised to closed position separately or independently. Each of the sections is preferably made of cast steel and is provided with downwardly projecting marginal flanges 13; The marginal flanges at the two side edges of each section and that one adjacent the hinged or inner edge terminate in inwardly projecting flanges 14. while the marginal flanges adjacent the outer or free edge of'the door terminates inan outwardly projecting flange 8. Thus the side and inner edges of the sections are in effect channeled shaped while the outer edges thereof are Z-shaped.

Rigidly secured to the center sill are a plurality of properly positioned brackets 15 and 16 for hingedly connecting the closure to the car. Each of the brackets is formed with a base-plate 17 and with upwardly projecting side flanges 18, the base-plate being suitably apertured to receive rivets 19 em ployed for connecting the brackets to the center sill. Extending inwardly from each of the side flanges are hub portions 26 which are spaced apart a suitable distance to respectively receive the lugs 21 with which e closure sections are formed. Each of the brackets may be advantageously fashioned with a web 22 for respectively connecting the hub portions 20, the end flanges 18 and the base-plate 17. The lugs 21 are each formed with a hub portion 23 connected to the sections by a web 24 and side flanges 2 5, the outer side flanges of each of the hinge lugs constituting, in effect, continuations or prolongations of the marginal side flanges of the closure sections. The hub portions of the brackets and 23 of the lugsare aperturedto'receive' a pin 26 of any suitable construction for hingedly mounting the sections. As it is desirable to arrange the adjacent inner edges of the sections of each closure in close proximity the hub portionsofthe hinge bracket 16 are spaced a sufficient distance apart to receive the inner hinge lugs of adjacent sections.

To prevent the escape of line lading between the adjoining edges of the sections a portion of one of them overlaps the adjacent portion of the other. In the drawings the main body portion of the door 11 projects outwardly in the form of a flange 27 beyond the inner side marginal flange thereof and the portion of the door 12 adjacent its inner edge is recessed as at 28 to receive the flange 27. In this manner the top surfaces of each of the door sections are disposed in substantially the same plane. Thus it will be seen that since the adjoining edges of the door are in overlapping relation and that the portions of the floor and side sill defining the lading discharge opening overlie adj'acent'portions of the closure the lading within the car is effectually prevented from accidentally escaping therefrom.

The outer face of each door section may be advantageously integrally formed with diagonal reinforcing flanges or ribs 29 which converge from adjacent its hinged edge andintersect at a point adjacent its opposite' edge. It is preferred to arrange the inner side flange of each of the hinge lugs 21 of the sections and the inner ends of the diagonal flanges so that they constitute continuations or prolongations of each other. To rigidify the diagonal flanges at their points of intersection they may be tied together by a horizontally disposed web 30.

Projecting outwardly beyond the free edge of each section from the pointof intersection of its diagonal flanges is a member 31 which serves the dual function of a reinforcing member and an arm for cooperating with mechanism carried by the car to support the section in closed or operative positions. Thus it will be seen that each door section is reinforced by members ar-' ranged in substantially the form of a Y, the flanges 29 constituting the legs thereof and the member 31 the stem. Each of the members 31 comprises a web or flange 32 arranged substantially normal to the main body portion of the section and depends below the outer face of the door a greater distance than the diagonal and marginal flanges thereof. The lower edge of the member 31 is provided with a horizontal flange 33 which extends continuously from the diagonal-fianges to the outer end of the member and the upper edge of that portion of the member between its outer end and the outer marginal flange of the section is likewise fashioned with a horizontal flange 34 disposed substantially in the plane of the main body portion of the section. The top and bottom flanges 33 and 34 of each member giro preferably tied together byan end'flange Pivotally mounted upon the side of the car are hooks 36 having a pluralityof ledges 7.

7 plate for cooperating with the hook ito prevent the latter from accidentally moving to unlocked'position. I r i As considerable. difiiculty is often experienced in causing dump doors of railway cars to assume fully closed position due to distortion of the doors and. their associated parts the cover-plate 39 of each book may beformed with an outwardly projecting lug or flange 44, apertured as at 45 for receiving a 'removabledoorprying lever 46. In closing either one of thesections it maybe raised to a position such that the ledge 37 of its associated hook may engagethe flange 34to maintainer-support the section in a preliminary orpartial position of closure. The lever 46 may then be inserted through the aperture 45 of the 'covei' plate into engagement with the under surface of the flange 34. The'lev'er may then be caused to fulcrum on the cover-plate to force the door into a position such'that', the ledge 38 may engagethe flange 34 to support the door in afinal or fully closed position. a

Each'of the sections may be conveniently formed witlian open endedsocket 47 dis posed inwardly of the outer edge thereof and preferably adjacent the'point of intersection of the diagonal flanges This socket isadapted to receive alever 48- which upon being inserted therein and engaging the bottom edge ofthe outer marginal flange may be employedto assist inlifting thesections to closed positions; This lever 481nay be employed to lift the door from an open position into apartially closed position and it may also. be used'in moving the door from apartially closed to a fully closed position should the operator find it unnecessary to make use of the mechanical advantage which wouldbe obtained by the use of the lever 46 when cooperating with the apertured lug of the cover-plate. Thus it will be seen that the section may be moved to closed position by the use of the lever 48 alone or by the use of thelev er 48 to raisethe door to a partiallyclosed position and'then the use-of the lever 46 to force the door from partially to fully closed position depending upon the exigencies of each particular case' Rigidly securedto. the underside of. the

' bottom flange 5 of the side sill and the floor 3 by rivets 49 adjacent the outer side corners of each section are meinbers'50, preferably 1n the form of angle none for preventing movement of the sections away from each other along their hinge axes. The

downwardly projecting flange 51 of each angle iron 50 is preferably flared outwardly as at 52 so as to insure that the sections will be brought into proper cooperative pos1t1ons when they are being moved to closedposi' tion.

7 causing them to move separately the hook supporting the section 12 will first be moved When it is desired to discharge the lad to an inoperative position permitting'that section to gravitate to open position and then the hooksupporting the section 11 may bemoved to a similar position permitting that section to also open. When it .is desired to cause the sections to open simultaneously the supporting hook of section 11 is first moved to inoperative position but this will not enable that section to move to open position since its flange 27 is in overlapping engagement with the top of the section 12 which isstill maintained in close position by its associated hook. When this last-named hook'is moved to an inoperative position both of the sections will simultaneously move to open position. In the door olosingoperationit willofcourse be appre ciated that it is alwayswnecessary to'move the section'll to closed position before the section 12.

From the foregoing it will be evident that the closure although made in two sections functions when in closed position as a unitary door and .thatvthe sections are con structed and rigidified in .a manner such that they-will effectually withstand the severe service conditions to which theyv are subjected. I We claim I I 1. In a railway car-having a lading' discharge opening, a hinged closure for'said opening, said closure being. integrally formed with reinforcing; members 'which converge from adjacent the hinged edgev of the closure and intersect at a point adjacent the opposite edge of the closure. I

2. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a hinged closure for said opening, said closure being integrally formed with reinforcing flanges. which converge from adjacent the hinged edgeof the closure and intersect at a pointadjacent the opposite edge thereof, said closure be ing also integrally formed. with a member extending from adjacent the point of intersection of said reinforcing flanges to a point beyond an" edge of the closure, and means,

for cooperating with'said last-named memposition.

I wardg1 ber for maintaining the closure in operative 8. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a closure for said opening, said closure being provided with lugs for hingedly connecting. the closure to the car, andbeing also integrally provided with diagonal flanges extending from the hinge lugs and intersecting adjacent the edge of the closure opposite the hinged edge thereof.

4. In a railway car having a lading discharge'opening, a closure for said opening, said closure being integrally formed with a plurality of diagonal reinforcing flanges and with a reinforcing member projecting outwardly beyond an edge of the closure, said reinforcing member having a flange adapted to cooperate with means to support the closure in operative position.

5. In a railwaycar having a lading discharge opening, a closure for said opening, said closure beingintegrally provided with diagonally arranged reinforcing flanges and with an angularly shaped member projecting outwardly beyond an edge of the clo sure, said member having a flange disposed substantially in the plane of the main body portion of the closure adapted to cooperate with means for supporting the, door in closed position.

6. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a closure for said opening, said closure having outwardly projecting marginal flanges and integrally provided with a plurality of reinforcing members one of which is disposed on opposite sides of one of said marginal flanges and the outer end thereof being adapted to serve as means for cooperating with a hook to maintain the closure in operative position.

7. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a hingedly mounted closure for said opening, said closure having outwardly projecting marginal flanges and integral reinforcements arranged substantially in the form of a Y, the legs of the Y extending from the marginal flange at the hinged edge of the closure and intersecting adjacent the marginal flange at the opposite edge thereof.

8. In a railway'car having alading discharge opening, a hingedly mounted closure for said opening having outwardly projecting marginal flanges, said closure being inte rally formed with diagonally arranged rein orcing flanges extending from the marginal flange at the hinge edge of the closure and intersecting inwardly of the marginal flange at the opposite edge thereof, said closure being also integrally formed with an angularlyshaped reinforcing member extending from the point of intersection of the diagonal'flanges to a point outof the last-named marginal flange. a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a closure for said opening, said closure being integrally formed with reinforcing members arranged in the form of a Y, and means rigid with the stem of the Y for cooperating with mechanism to support the closure in operative position.

10. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a hingedly mounted closure for said opening, said closure being integrally formed with a plurality of angularly disposed reinforcing members respectively intersecting at a point adjacent the free edge of .the closure, one of said reinforcing members being adapted to cooperate with means for maintaining the closure in operative position.

11. In a'railway car having a lading discharge opening, a hingedly mounted closure for said opening, said closure being integrally formed on its outer face with a socket for accommodating a removable lever whereby the closure may be moved to operative position.

12. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a hingedly mounted closure for said opening, said closure being integrally, formed with a member projecting beyond an edge thereof adapted to cooperate with means for supporting the closure in operative position, said closure being also integrally formed with a socket adjacent the said member and inwardly of the free edge of the closure for receiving a removable lever whereby the latter may be moved to operative position.

13. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a closure for said opening, said closure involving a plurality of independently movable sections, each of the sections being integrally formed with a member projecting outwardly beyond an edge thereof, and a plurality of means for respectively cooperating with said outwardly projecting members for sustaining said sections in operative positions.

14. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a closure for said opening, said closure involving a plurality of independently movable sections, each of said sections being integrally formed with diagonally arranged reinforcing members and with an angularly shaped reinforcing member projecting beyond an edge thereof, and means for respectively cooperating with the outwardly projecting ends of said angularly shaped reinforcing members for sustaining the sections in operative positions.

15. A hinged door for a railway car integrally formed with diagonally arranged flanges intersecting inwardly of the free edge thereof, said door being also integrally formed with an angularly shaped member extending from the intersection of, said diagonal flanges to a point outwardly of the said free edge of the door.

16. In a railway car havingia lading dis charge opening, a hingedclosure for said opening, said closure comprising a plurality of independently movable sections, and means rigidly secured to the carbody'adjacent the outer side edges of the sections for preventing movement of said sections away from each other along theirhinge axes.

17. In a railway car having a lading dism charge opening, a closure for said openingprovided with hinge lugs along-one of its edges, rigidifying members for said closure arranged in substantially Y formatiom'the members'constituting the legs of the Y respectively converging from; adjacent the hinge lugs, and means rigid with the stem of the Y for cooperatingwith mechanism carried by the car to support the closure in operative position.

18. In a railway car having a lading discharge opening, a closure for said opening integrallyiormed with hinge lugs adjacent one of its edges, rigidifying members formed integrallywith saidfclosure and arranged in substantiallyY formation, the members constituting the legs of the! respectively converging fron adjacent the hinge lugs and intersecting adjacent the opposite edge of the closure, and means rigid with the stem: of said Y forcooperatmg with mechanism, carried by the car for supporting the clos ure in operative position.

19. In a railway car having a lading dis' charge openlng, a closure for said opening provided with hinge lugs ad acent its inner corners, rigidifying members for said closure arrangedinsubstantially Y formation,

the members constituting the legs of the Y respectively converging from the hinge lugs and intersecting adjacent the opposite edge of the closure, and means rigid with the stem of the Y for cooperating with mechanism carried by the car body to support the closure in operative position.

20. In a railway car having a lading discharge ope11ing,"a closure for the opening till Yes

integrally formed with hinge lugs adjacent its inner corners, rlgidifylng members 7 formed integrally with said closure and arranged in substantially Y formation, the. members constituting'the legs of the Yre- I spectively converging from the said hinge lugs and intersecting adjacent the opposite edge of the closure, the member constituting the stem of the'Y projecting beyondthe' last-named edge of the closure for cooperating with mechanism tosupportthe closure in operative position.

In testimony whereof we ,afiix our signatures. 1

WILLIAM E. WINE. GEORGE ROI-IRISTIAN. 

